adjective
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resembling a spike
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having a spike or spikes
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informal ill-tempered
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characterized by violent or aggressive methods
spiky protestors
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Etymology
Origin of spiky
Example Sentences
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Spiky metal tank traps - called hedgehogs - have mushroomed at strategic locations.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022
Investigators testified that they tried to figure out the identities of Spiky Belt, Shaved Head and the others, with no success.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019
Spiky, unpredictable and specializing in a form of working-class poetry, the band was never a huge commercial success but had a big influence on other artists.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2018
Spiky, unpredictable and poetic, the band was never a huge commercial success but had a big influence on other artists.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2018
Spiky as she’d always been, but leaner and lusher at the same time.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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